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We today enjoy the sending forth and arrival of the white horse (Rev. 6:2) which symbolizes the Pentecostal experience of being filled with the Spirit. Acts 2:4 His bow, the Word of the Lord. Hab. 3:9 The weapon which has been used to shattered the harden hearts of mankind all over the world and brought them to a realization of Christ as savior and Lord of their life. A crown belongs to the victor, to the king. Under the precious anointing of the Holy Spirit we are more than conquerors. Rom. 8:37 It is the anointed church which has gone forth throughout the world with the message of Christ and has gone from victory unto victory and we have not yet seen the grand climax. We have received the crown of life in the Lord Jesus. James 1:12 We are blessed with the crown of righteousness. 2 Tim. 4:8 There is nothing stated in Revelation, six, four, which would give even the slightest hint or indication that the white horse represents anything but the Holy Spirit.
When we compare the previous scriptures with the view given of the second coming of Christ, the similarity is immediately evident. The rider of the white horse is named Faithful and True. He will go forth judging the wicked by His standard of righteousness. He is the Judge and He will make war against all ungodliness and all the ungodly. Rev. 19:11 His eyes of flaming fire will judge us now or then, for the judgment of sin and unrighteousness is when the Holy Spirit is present. John 16:8 The rider of the white horse bears the name, “the Word of God.” Rev. 19:12-13 The armies of heaven are clothed in the very finest of linen, which is glowing with the light of the Lord. Their garments are white and absolutely pure. Rev. 19:14
In conjunction with the blessed moving of the Spirit of the Lord we are aware that the second seal is also opened. Once these seals are opened they will continue in their activity until they reach their apex. The second seal is a seal of bloodshed. Its main companion is war and war like activities as well. Since the First World War, which was to end all wars. We have had a Second World War, which was to end all wars. Then, the number of wars that have been fought to try to bring freedom to some country such as Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and a number of other skirmishes which have taken place around the world. Added to that we have revolutions, ethnic purges, political purges, uprisings, holocausts, The list is endless. From that we move on to unreasonable mass murders by every conceivable means, families being murdered by other family members, strangers being killed by strangers for no reason other than to kill someone. Most assuredly, peace has been taken from the earth. Rev. 6:4 This is a way of life which will continue until the Lord Jesus comes.